HARISH CHANDER PANDEY vs THE JAG JIVAN COOPERATIVE HOUSE BUILDING SOCIETY LTD.

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$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 08th July, 2025 + CM(M) 1168/2025 & CM APPL. 39348-39350/2025 HARISH CHANDER PANDEY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shambhu Nath Singh and Mr. Sagar Chhabra, Advocates along with petitioner in person. versus THE JAG JIVAN COOPERATIVE HOUSE BUILDING SOCIETY LTD. .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The petitioner-Mr. Harish Chander Pandey filed a suit seeking declaration and permanent injunction. His such suit (Civil Suit No.718/2019) is against Jag Jivan Cooperative House Building Society Ltd. and its Secretary and, admittedly, said Society has also filed a suit against Mr. Harish Chander Pandey, which has been registered as Civil Suit No.4/2020. 2. Both the suits are pending adjudication before the same Court of learned District Judge. 3. During the proceedings of the abovesaid two suits, Mr. Harish Chander Pandey moved an application seeking amendment in his plaint and also corresponding amendment in his written statement. 4. His said two applications have been dismissed by the learned Trial Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 1168/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:11.07.2025 11:05:03 Court vide common order dated 03.02.2025 and such common order is under challenge. 5. Plaintiff-Mr. Harish Chander Pandey is seeking declaration and permanent injunction and, in nutshell, claims in his suit that he is in peaceful possession of the suit property since 1992, when he was appointed as Head Priest of Shri Ram Mandir situated within the complex of said Society. According to him, he was, initially, getting monthly salary of Rs.700/- and he used to conduct religious duties like conducting Pooja, offering Bhog/Prashad to the devotees etc. Accord